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Hover Fly - Allograpta obliqua
Copyright © 2008 Elliotte Rusty Harold

Hover Fly - Allograpta obliqua
Shipley nature Center, Huntington Beach, Orange County, California, USA
August 30, 2008
Size: smaller than a housefly
Allograpta obliqua? or Toxomerus? or something else?
Contributed by Elliotte Rusty Harold on 30 August, 2008 - 1:10pm
Last updated 31 August, 2008 - 10:54am

Moved from ID Request to Guid
Moved from ID Request to Guide at species level.
… E Moon, 31 August, 2008 - 10:55am

Allograpta obliqua
A male - eyes touch at top.

It does look a lot like Toxomerus from this angle, but pattern differs from the three Toxomerus species in this area. (Actually in all the U.S., except Florida.)
… Ron Hemberger, 30 August, 2008 - 6:57pm

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